United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 1170
Illegal trafficking in Native American human remains and cultural items
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- HR 2930 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 Amends · enacted · 117th Congress
- S 1471 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2165 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2020 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 3846 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 1400 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- HR 3211 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
(a) Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or transports for sale or profit, the human remains of a Native American without the right of possession to those remains as provided in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act shall be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than 1 year and 1 day, or both, and in the case of a second or subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
(b) Whoever knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or transports for sale or profit any Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act shall be fined in accordance with this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in the case of a second or subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
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